It’s been a minute since I’ve seen The Green Lady Killers in action. The hometown garage rockers relocated to Los Angeles some time ago, but before that I used to enjoy dipping into random dive bars to catch a live show by the grrrly trio. Needless to say I was…
You know that scene in Spinal Tap, where Rob Reiner is reading the band a review of the Shark Sandwich album and he says, “This one is simply two words: Shit Sandwich?” Scanning through most of the reviews of IV, the fourth album by Alabama Christian rockers Maylene and the…
Imagine wild organ swirls, rolling surf licks and jazzy party horns coupled with angular and decidedly eastern melodies, plus a sultry singer who shifts between English and her native Cambodian dialect. That’s just a fraction of what shapes Dengue Fever’s original sound. The band discovered its calling in Cambodia’s 1960s…
Bogan Via is fairly new to the local music scene, but has already made a striking impact on their audiences. The Phoenix-based pair plays a mixture of folk and indie pop that combines vocal harmonies with acoustic guitar and keyboard to shake up the typical boy-girl-indie-duo dynamic. I swung by…
30 years is a long time. You might think that after 30 years in a career as unique and unpredictable as They Might Be Giants, (college rockers to children’s rockers) principals John Linnell and John Flansburgh might be wondering how much longer they can keep it up, but that’s not…
When he’s not making up stories about what he listens to while he’s busy being a hardcore runner, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie makes plans for the future. Recently, he has carried out plans to go through with his divorce and go on an international tour. The latter…
Jerome may be America’s highest and largest ghost town, but that doesn’t mean you can’t dip into one of the many storefronts to thumb through some vinyl. Renfield Record Exchange specializes in rare vinyl records and out-of-print CDs, but you can also replace your El Camino album if it somehow…
Okay folks, the finish line is in sight. February 14 marks the Arizona Centennial, and that means we’re just about ready to break out 100 Greatest Songs of Arizona list. It’s been fascinating reading your suggestions, which range from freakout post-punk to classic rock to Phoenix-based blues jams. But there’s…
New Orleans bounce queen Big Freedia opened recent track, “Almost Famous, with a succinct and powerful line: “I’d like to thank all my fans /And all my haters /For making me famous.” Beef is beneficial for both parties involved: Music outlets love covering it, fans love chiming in, and any…
Bummed that yet another New Year’s celebration has passed? Don’t fret, you can continue partying, because today is the Chinese New Year. So happy Year of the Dragon, everyone. And you don’t have to be Chinese to celebrate. After all, Chinese New Year is focused on good food, good luck,…
Starting a revolution of your own is a difficult task, but jam band O.A.R. (Of a Revolution) makes it look pretty easy. Of course, it’s harder than it seems. I spoke with drummer Chris Culos, in hopes of finding what lessons O.A.R. has learned in its transition from garage band…
Looks like the Coachella runoff just keeps on…uh…running off. Florence and the Machine, scheduled to play the Indio Festival on Sunday April 15 and 22, is making a side trip over to Comerica Theatre on Friday, April 20. 2011 was big for singer Florence Welsh — her sophomore album, Ceremonials,…
Hi, my name is Mike Escoto and I like music. In particular, I enjoy live music. As you might reasonably guess, my enjoyment of live music is why I contribute to Up on the Sun, in addition to co-running my own blog, Electric Mustache. It’s a little crazy, but I…
“Are you under the impression this isn’t your life? Do you dabble in depression, is someone twisting a knife in your back?” Well, don’t worry, “Wilco will love you, baby.” And babies, you loved you some Wilco, even if they didn’t play “Wilco (The Song)” or “(I Got You) at…
We found a plethora of amusing Photoshopped pics of Sonny Moore whipping up some tasty delights.Kandy Kids, we’re bringing you Cooking With Skrillex.More on what’s awesome about this week’s Tumblr of the week after the jump…..
Urban Dictionary defines “Beard Rock” like this: A little-known form of music originating in the 1990’s as a throwback acknowledgement to the early folk rockers…The difference from regular indie/folk music is that each group tends to sport facial hair, styles including but not limited to: the chin curtain, Grizzly Adams,…
Wilco Gammage Auditorium Saturday, January 21, 2012 Plenty of derisive things get said about Wilco being “dad rock.” You can’t get around the fact that songwriter Jeff Tweedy, bassist John Stirratt, drummer Glenn Kotche, guitarist Nels Cline, and multi-instrumentalists Pat Sansone and Mikael Jorgensen, are indeed pushing or well into…
Though it’s not quite as impressive (or unlikely) as the recent story of Peter Frampton’s long-missing-but-now-returned guitar, the story of how Tucsonian Brian Lopez reconnected with his favorite guitar is still a pretty cool one. “I received the guitar as a gift from a family friend. It meant a lot…
Earlier this week we wrote about the recent death of local musician/designer/artist Richie “Ressless Legz” Gimbel, who helped put on the weekly Sunday night Hang the DJ dance party at the Rogue Bar in Scottsdale.Gimbel’s galpal Megan Low recently told New Times that she and the other folks behind the…
In this week’s issue, I interviewed Shawn Stern of Youth Brigade and Tony Brandenburg of The Adolescents to determine what has kept punk alive for all these years. Both musicians have obligations outside of their perspective bands, with Stern running BYO Records and preparing for Punk Rock Bowling and Brandenburg…
The instruction manual for the Technics 1200 dictates that the quintessential DJ tool is only to be used with carts, stands, booths or other gear specified and approved by the manufacturer.Nowhere, however, does it state that the turntable is okay to be used on a gigantic burger box. It’s a…
First Pete Wentz, then Hayley Williams, and now Travis Barker. The Blink-182 drummer is the latest to join the oops-my-naughty-bits-are-on-the-Internet club. On Thursday, MediaTakeOut posted some very revealing pictures of Barker, who retaliated by hiring a lawyer. The photos were over five years old and were “private and never intended…
